About Jeffrey Reed
Jeffrey Reed Marquart is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in both California and Illinois. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1987 and the California State Bar in 1989. Mr. Marquart is the managing partner at The Marquart Law Group, a boutique law firm specializing in personal injury and product liability cases. The firm's office is located at 22342 Avenida Empresa, Suite 250, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, 92688. He has been practicing law for over 35 years, serving clients in Southern California and Illinois.
Mr. Marquart earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1987, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Transactions. Prior to law school, he graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, earning a spot on the Dean's List. His engineering background provides a strong foundation for his legal practice, particularly in complex product liability cases.
Mr. Marquart's practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, elder law, litigation, motor vehicle accidents, products liability law, toxic torts, business formation, and commercial disputes. He has extensive experience in prosecuting complex product liability cases involving industrial machinery, automobile steering systems, tire design, residential appliances, playground equipment, children's toys, furniture, and restraint systems. Additionally, he has handled numerous cases involving significant automobile, cycling, and trucking accidents.
Throughout his career, Mr. Marquart has been admitted to practice before several courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Before founding The Marquart Law Group in 2006, he was a partner at Smith & Marquart from 1998 to 2006 and at Kring & Brown from 1995 to 1998. He began his legal career as an associate at Alevizon Smith Susson & Palafox from 1990 to 1995 and at Spensley Horn Jubas & Lubitz from 1989 to 1990, specializing in patent litigation.
Mr. Marquart is an active member of the California State Bar and the Illinois State Bar. He is also a member of the Orange County Bar Association and the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. He resides in Coto de Caza, California, with his wife, Lisa, and their three daughters, Katherine, Caroline, and Courtney. In his personal time, he enjoys mountain biking, ice hockey, and golf. He is also an automobile enthusiast and collector and is a staunch supporter of his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame.
